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You may have seen videos like this before on YouTube\u2014hospital employees dancing to a popular song wearing bright pink gloves to raise awareness about breast cancer. They have become an online \u201cviral\u201d sensation viewed by millions of people throughout the world. The videos, part of a contest sponsored by Medline, are not only entertaining but they\u2019re saving lives in the process. Cooper University Hospital is the only hospital in South Jersey<\/strong> competing in this year\u2019s competition for a chance to win $10,000 towards cancer research.\u00a0 Cooper is asking for the community to vote for their Pink Glove video and support local breast cancer survivors. The voting period ends November 1.<\/p>\n

There are over 250 healthcare organizations across the country participating in the 2012 Pink Glove Dance competition. Over the past three years, the Pink Glove Dance has taken on a life of its own – turning into a world-wide \u201cmovement\u201d among health care workers, breast cancer survivors and their family and friends.<\/p>\n

As of Friday, October 12, viewers are able to vote for Cooper\u2019s video by creating an online Facebook account (if you don\u2019t already have one) and logging onto www.pinkglovedance.com.<\/a> The top three winners will receive a donation in their name to the breast cancer charity of their choice. Winners will be announced in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe response we received from our employees who wanted to participate in the video was overwhelming,” said Lori Shaffer, Director of Public Relations at Cooper. \u201cIt was heartwarming to see everybody come together for the same cause\u2014some doing it in honor of a friend or family member diagnosed with breast cancer, others were survivors themselves and some just wanted to raise awareness for an important cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper chose the song \u201cPart of Me\u201d by Katy Perry for their video because the lyrics hold a strong message for breast cancer patients.\u00a0 Although the road to recovery may be difficult at times, the disease can never take \u201ca part\u201d of who we are as individuals. Along the journey, there is always a guiding hand (a pink hand) leading them towards the battle to \u201cWIN\u201d. Each survivor in the video wore gloves that said \u201cI WON\u201d to show that they beat the disease, and that others can do the same with strength, courage, hope, and determination.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery patient has their own story to tell and we wanted to show the journey to recovery through the eyes and hands of real survivors, our Cooper employees,\u201d according to Shaffer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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